Tags: Anatomical Structure, Ligament.
The temporomandibular ligament (external lateral ligament) consists of two short narrow fasciculi one in front of the other attached above to the lateral surface of the zygomatic arch and to the tubercle on its lower border; below to the lateral surface and posterior border of the neck of the mandible. It is broader above than below and its fibers are directed obliquely downward and backward.
